Signal-cord hanger.



A. S. VOGT.

SIGNAL CORD HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1911.

1,009,946. Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

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AXEL S. VOGT, 0F ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SIGNAL-CORD HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 29, 1911.

Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

Serial No. 624,003.

T 0 all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that ll, AXEL S. Veer, a subject of the King of Sweden,residing in Altoona, in the county of Blair, in the State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSignal-Cord Hangers, of which the following is a true and eXactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part thereof;

My present invention relates to signal cord hangers of the kindsuspended from the roofs of railway cars for supporting and guiding thesignal cords running through the cars, and theobject of the invention isto provide a simple, effective and reliable construction for the purposespecified which, while having all necessary and desirable freedom toswing and accommodate itself when the signal cord. supported and guidedby it, is pulled laterally or downward, is normally held rigid so thatit is neither swung longitudinally or laterally of the car by themovement of the latter, and is prevented from rotating about its ownaxis.

The various features of novelty which characterize my invention arepointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming apart of this specification. For a better understanding of the invention,however, and the advantages possessed by it, reference may be had to theaccompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which I have illustratedand described a preferred construction embodying my invention.

Of the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section on the line1-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is an inverted sectional plan taken on the line 22of Fig. 1, and, Fig. 3 is an elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 1and showing the cord guiding portion of the hanger.

In the drawings, A, represents the hanger proper which comprises arod-like body portion, to the lower end of which is secured an eyemember A provided with the guide pulley B as is usual. To the upper endof the body portion of the hanger is secured a section A which in theform shown, comprises a pyramidal portion A having convex or bulgingsides A and a disk-like flange or head A at the base of the pyramidalportion.

The hanger body is mounted in a support C, shown as of cup-like form andformed with an aperture B in its lower end conforn'ling in shape to thecross section of, and loosely receiving the pyramidal portion A of thehanger body and provided with a seat G against which the head A normallybears. The support B may be attached to the car roof D or other supportin any suitable manner as by means of the bolts or screws E. Toyieldingly hold the hanger body A in the normal position shown, in whichthe head A rests upon the seat G I have provided a helical spring Gwhich has one end engaging the upper side of the head A and centered bythe boss A formed on the head. The spring G bears at its upper endagainst a spring support or abutment in the form of a disk F, detachablysecured to the support C as by means of the screws F and provided with acentering boss F on its under side.

With the construction illustrated it will be apparent that the spring Grserves to normally hold the hanger body in the position shown withreference to the support C and it will be obvious that by suitablyproportioning the parts the spring may be made effective to prevent thebody A from being swung in any direction by the ordinary motion of thecar in which it is mounted, while at the same time the hanger body mayswing laterally or longitudinally of the car, or in a direction havingboth lateral and longitudinal components when necessary to accomm odatea pull on the signal cord at an angle to the general direction of thelength of the signal cord. The pyramidal shape of the portion A of thehanger body in conjunction with the square shape of the aperture Bprevents any possibility of rotation of the hanger body and theconsequent kinking of the signal cord. The bulging shape of the sides Aof the pyramidal portion A insures that the effectiveness of thesecentering provisions is maintained while permitting a very substantialswing of the hanger body in any direction when occasion requires. WhileI consider it desirable to make the aperture B polygonal in outline toconform to the cross section of the pyramidal portion A it will beunderstood that neither the exact shape of the aperture B nor the crosssection of the pyramidal portion A forms an essential feature of theinvention.

The construction disclosed may be made compact and neat in appearanceand as shown is self contained, the spring G being entirely inclosed byand secured within the supporting member B. Moreover, it is practicallyimpossible for the construction to get out of order, obviously aconsideration of vital importance.

While in accordance with the provisions of the statutes I haveillustrated and described the best form of my invention now known to me,it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be madein the form of the apparatus disclosed without departing from the spiritof my invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a signal cord hanger the combination of an elongated body formedwith a support engaging head at one end and having cord guidingprovisions at its other end, of a support formed with an aperturethrough which said body passes and with a seat engaged by said head atopposite sides of said aperture when said body is in its normalposition, said head being adapted to rock on a portion of said seat atone side, and to lift from a portion of said seat at the other side ofsaid aperture when the cord guiding end of said body is movedtransversely to the length of the body, and yielding means tending tohold said head against said seat.

2. In a signal cord hanger, the combination of an elongated body formedwith a head at one end and having cord guiding provisions at the otherend, a hollow support formed with an aperture through which said bodypasses, and with a seat engaged by said head at opposite sides of saidaperture when said body is in its normal position, said head beingadapted to rock on a portion of said seat at one side, and to lift froma portion of said seat at the other side of said aperture when the cordguiding end of said body is moved transversely to the length of thebody, and a spring mounted within said support and acting between it andsaid head to yieldingly hold the latter against said seat.

3. In a signal cord hanger, the combination of an elongated body formedwith a head at one end and having cord guiding provisions at the otherend, a cup-shaped support adapted to have its base secured against a carroof and formed with an aperture in its end through which said bodyloosely passes and with a seat engaged by said head at opposite sides ofsaid aperture when said body is in its normal position, said head beingadapted to rock on a portion of said seat at one side, and to lift froma portion of said seat at the other side of said aperture when the cordguiding end of said body is moved transversely to the length of thebody, a spring abutment carried by said support adjacent its base, and aspring arranged within said support and acting between said abutment andsaid head to hold the latter against said seat.

' 4. In a signal cord hanger, the combination of an elongated bodyhaving at one end a pyramidal portion terminating at its base in aflange head, a support provided with an aperture through which saidpyramidal portion passes and shaped to prevent rotation of saidpyramidal portion about its own axis therein and provided also with aseat engaged by said head at oppositesides of said aperture when saidbody is in its normal position, said head being adapted to rock on aportion of said seat at one side, and to lift from a portion of saidseat at the other side of said aperture when the cord guiding end ofsaid body is moved transversely of the length of the body, and a springacting on said body in a direction to hold said flange against saidseat.

5. In a signal cord hanger, the combination of an elongated body havingat one end a pyramidal portion with bulging sides terminating at itsbase in a flange head, a support provided with an aperture through whichsaid pyramidal portion passes and shaped to prevent rotation of saidpyramidal portion about its own axis therein and provided also with aseat engaged by said head at opposite sides of said aperture when saidbody is in its normal position, said head being adapted to rock on aportion of said seat at one side, and to lift from a portion of saidseat at the other side of said aperture when the cord guiding end ofsaid body is moved transversely to the length of the body and a springacting on said body in a direction to hold said flange head against saidseat.

6. In a signal cord hanger the combination of an elongated body formedwith a support engaging head at one end and having cord guidingprovisions at its other end, of a support formed with an aperturethrough which said body passes and with a seat engaged by said head atopposite sides of said aperture when said body is in its normal headhaving cooperative provisions opposposition, said head being adapted torock ing rotative movement of said body about on a portion of said seatat one side, and to its own axis.

lift from a portion of said seat at the other AXEL S. VOGT. side of saidaperture When the cord guiding Witnesses:

end of said body is moved transversely to KATHERINE KANE,

the length of the body, said support and J'. T. HANLON.

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